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ma Re CHARLES ERNEST KRGER, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

Letters Patent No. 83,714, dated November 3, 1868.

PHOTOGRAPHIC REST.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making put of the same.

T0 all whom it may concern Be it known that I, CHARLES ERNEST KRGER, of the city, county, and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Photographic Rest 5 and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the annexed drawing, of which the Figures l, 2, and 3 represent some diiierent perspective views of my invent-ion; whilst the Figure 4 serves to represent a horizontal, and the Figure 5, a vertical section of the main body, forming the combinating part of my invention.

Similar letters of reference in all gures indicate corresponding parts.

The nature of my invention consists in the arrangement of such a mechanism, that a stand, or so-called photographic rest, will be produced, which allows to support or to hold any possible position desirable for a person, the photograph of whom is to be taken.

By examining the different stands, or photographic rests, which hitherto have been used for that purpose, it will at once be seen that they all have been very imperfectly constructed. This is indeed so, and in consequence of which great diiculties are daily experienced by photographers, in cases where photographs of particular accuracy have to be taken.

As much as this branch of art has been studied and advanced by the aid of science, it requires, nevertheless much more trouble and care than one would think.-

Great skill is also required for executing all the details of the operation, in order to obtain a satisfactory result.- But there is no part of the operation which requires more care and skill than the iirst, or the commencement of it, namely, the right placing and securing of the right position of the person to be photographed.

To facilitate this, and to avoid failures and loss of time, stands, or so-called photographic rests, are used, which, being placed at a proper place behind the person, are brought in a suitable contact with him, in order to allow the necessary hold or support. But the photographic rests which hitherto have been'used, are, as I have mentioned already, very imperfectly constructed. They do not allow to be moved 'and applied as may be desirable for the proper position of the person, the photograph of whom is to be taken. Two of them are frequently used, but the eii'ect still proves to be insufcient. There are further objections experienced against them, which may be brieiiy noticed here, as follows: Photographs which are taken by applying such stands or photographic rests, appear as if the persons were kept in a forced position, and not seldom parts of the stand can be seen on the picture, making, in all, not an agreeable impression.

To avoid all this is the object of my invention, which consists in the application of a new mechanical arrangement for a photographic rest, so that the photographer will be enabled to secure, most conveniently and naturally, any suitable position of any person.

To enable others skilled in the art to make and use my invention, Iwill now proceed to describe its construction, with reference to the annexed drawings, which form a part of this specification.

The stand, represented in the gs. 1, 2, and 3, is made of iron, but it may be made of wood, or any other suitable material.v The foot-part consists of the main body, M, and the three jointed legs, a af, b b', and o c', connected with M by means of joints and screws, as may be clearly seen in the drawing.

The upper parts, a l) c, of the legs are provided with slits, so that the lower pa1ts,a b c', may be moved up and down, as also forward and backward, as may be seen in iig. 3. The rod 1' can be moved up and down, and iirmly secured at any point, by means of an adjustingscrew, to be seen in the figs. 4 and 5.

The upper end of yr is connected with the head-part of the stand by means of a joint. This head-part is a combination of the three jointed pieces, d, e, and jl The latter, j; bears the holder or rest, h. The respective joints of d, e, and j' are made right and left, and can be adjusted by means of screws, as will be seen on the drawing.

The holder or rest h is thus brought in connection with the vpiece f, that the former may be moved and directed. to any point or part desired by the operator. This is simply done by boring f out to about one-half of its length,'so that a short rod, properly connected with h, may t the hole. .The adjustment of this part is also done by screws, to be seen in the figs. 1, 2, and 3.

The rod lr allows to bear another' head-part of similar jointed pieces, as described just before, which arrangement may be useful and sometimes necessary, for example, iu cases where the photographs of two or more persons have to be taken. It alsoallows to bear a back-holder, or a so-called back-rest, of similar com-4 bined pieces, as described.

Finally, I have to remark, that the lower parts, or the legs of the stand a, b', and c v are made sharp and pointed, so that. the stand may zbe firmly placedand secured on the bottom of the room.

This mechanical arrangement of my photographic rest allows any desirable movement, and the proper adjustment and xing of any desirable position of a person, the photographic picture of whom has to be taken. In consequence thereof, the whole operation may also be executed with more safety and satisfaction, and the photographs thus taken make a better natural impression, and are free of faults, particularly of such as have been experienced by applying the photographic rests which have heretofore been used.

Having now fully described my invention,

I claim'as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patentl. The combination of the foot-part, `or its equivalent, with the main body of a photographic rest, in the manner as described, and for the purpose set forth.

2. The head-part of a photographic rest, consisting of jointed pieces, orl their equivalents, in connection with the movable 'rod of the rest, as herein fully described, and for the purpose set forth.

CHARLES ERNEST KRUGER.

Witnesses:

FR. RUsoHHAUPT, H. FRIEDRICH. 

